Accor announces the signing of a sale and management-back agreement for the Zurich MGallery with a private investor, already an Accor franchisee, for a total of €55 million (€355K per room). This amount includes the sale price of €32 million and a commitment from the buyer to carry out €23 million worth of renovations as soon as the transaction is finalized.
FRHI Hotels & Resorts, the leading operator of Raffles Hotels & Resorts, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts and Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts, has announced the appointment of Martin Kandrac as executive vice president, real estate & development.
Marriott International, Inc (NASDAQ:MAR) today announced plans to expand its Autograph Collection portfolio in Europe with exciting new additions in Zurich, Switzerland and Barcelona, Spain. Opening next year, the one-of-a-kind hotels will represent the debut of the exclusive portfolio of independent hotels in each city.
London, 4 June 2014 – FRHI Hotels & Resorts (FRHI), the parent company of Raffles Hotels & Resorts, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts and Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts, has announced the appointment of Andrew Farrow as Director Marketing, Europe.
Jan Peter van der Ree has now taken over as General Manager at Park Hyatt Zurich. He succeeds Jacques Morand, who will himself be taking over van der Ree's previous position as General Manager at Grand Hyatt Istanbul.
FRHI Hotels & Resorts (FRHI), the parent company of luxury and upper upscale hotel brands Raffles Hotels & Resorts, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts and Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts, is pleased to announce the appointment of Aiden McAuley as Senior Vice President Operations, Europe. In this new role, he has relocated from Singapore to Zurich and is now responsible for overseeing all existing hotel operations and future developments across all three brands - Fairmont, Swissôtel & Raffles within the European Region. During the past eight years Aiden McAuley had the position of Managing Director Swissôtel The Stamford & Fairmont Singapore and Regional Vice President, Asia-Pacific for Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts overseeing all Swissôtel properties in Singapore, Thailand, Japan, Australia and India. In this role he had the opportunity to venture into new markets and oversaw the opening of the first Swissôtel property in India, Swissôtel Kolkata. McAuley brings with him over 25 years of hospitality experience and first joined Swissôtel in 1999 as the General Manager of Swissôtel The Howard, London before moving to Singapore. Prior to joining Swissôtel, Aiden held positions at other international brands including Hilton.
er 2013 ist Erich Dasen Bereichsleiter Betriebe Ost bei den Schweizer Jugendherbergen und damit mitverantwortlich für 16 Betriebe in der Nord- und Ostschweiz, im Liechtenstein und in Graubünden. Erich Dasen, diplomierter Hotelier SHV, ist gelernter Koch und Absolvent der Hotelfachschule Lausanne. Während seinem beruflichen Werdegang führte er als Direktor verschiedene Hotels in der Schweiz sowie Hotel Resorts in Kenia. Daneben war der St. Galler als Vizepräsident von hotelleriesuisse Ostschweiz tätig und vertrat diese in der Berufsbildungskommission von hotelleriesuisse. Zuletzt führte Erich Dasen als Direktor das 4- Stern-Hotel Walzenhausen in Walzenhausen (AR).
Markus Binkert (41), currently Head of Sales & Marketing Switzerland, Germany & Austria, has been appointed Chief Commercial Officer of SWISS airlines, starting his new duties on 1 May. Markus Binkert joined SWISS in 2005. After initially serving as Head of Global Key Account & Business Sales Switzerland, he moved in 2008 to head up the Product & Services department, where his achievements included introducing the new SWISS long-haul cabin product. Two years later he was appointed Head of Marketing, in which capacity he was a driving force behind the recent sharpening of the SWISS brand profile. He moved to his present position as Head of Sales & Marketing Switzerland, Germany & Austria at the beginning of this year.
The general manager of Qatari-owned The Hotel Schweizerhof Bern, Michael Thomann, has been named Hotelier of the Year by Swiss business magazine Bilanz. The 150-year-old hotel, which is owned by Katara Hospitality Ltd., reopened in June 2011, following a two-year refurbishment. Katara Hospitality Switzerland AG managing director Bruno H. Schöpfer said: "It was not an easy task for general manager Michael Thomann, who together with his young team spared no effort during the last months to breathe new life into a legendary establishment that is rich in tradition.” The property has 99 rooms and suites, as well as an 800m² conference and business centre, ballroom and 500m² spa. In the past, the hotel has welcomed guests such as Grace Kelly and Elizabeth Taylor.
Morand was born in Fribourg, Switzerland, is married and has a ten-year-old son. He takes over from his predecessor Kurt Straub, who is leaving Zurich after eight successful years to take on a new challenge for Hyatt in Mexico City. Swiss-born Morand graduated from the renowned hotel management school in Lausanne and began his career with Hyatt Hotels Corporation in 1990 as General Manager in Casablanca. From 1992 to 1995 he was Hotel Director at Hyatt Regency Istanbul, followed by further responsibilities as Regional Director in Morocco and Rabat.
Fabio Masi, head sommelier and restaurant manager at Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues Geneva has won the title of Best Sommelier in Switzerland 2012, as the 18th annual competition organized by the Association Suisse des Sommliers Professionnels (ASSP). Born in 1982 in Milan, this young Italian sommelier has already a great international experience : Milan and Florence, Paris and Lyon, London, New York and since November 2007, Geneva, where he is director of the Italian gastronomic restaurant Il Lago at Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues Geneva. He has worked for many Michelin starred restaurants, including Le Cinq at Four Seasons Georges V Paris, Daniel Boulud in New York and the Enoteca Pinchiorri in Florence, which has the largest collections of wines in Italy at 150,000 bottles. In 2009, Fabio was named Best Sommelier in Italy and was qualified as semi- finalist in the Best Sommelier of the World competition in 2007 and 2010.
Christian Dangel has been appointed the new Manager of the Steigenberger Bellerive au Lac in Zurich, where he will take up the reins from October 2011. Before relocating to the shores of Lake Zurich, Mr Dangel's most recent position was as Director of the Park Inn by Radisson in Sofia, Bulgaria. He succeeds Nathalie Grisoni, who is moving on to pastures new after 12 years in the role.
Michel Rey, legendary general manager of the Baur au Lac in Zurich, Switzerland, had time for breakfast. Read for yourself why he wants to "read 587 books, play reasonably well the 2nd piano concert of Rachmaninow, find the mummy of Nofretete and win - finally - the British Open". A travel report takes you back to the roots of grand Swiss Hospitality. A journey through time, ending in 1927.